without love we perish

Tuesday, January 30

when was the last time you did something for the first time?

i had a couple of firsts last year. exhilerating and downright gross too.

climbed natural rock for the first time. i really have to say it transformed my life, from a swaku gym-rat to someone who keeps dreaming of touching real rock again. The sensation of the cold rock on your fingers is tingling, yet so touching. A bit like dipping your finger into the hot water in the bathtub just before you plunge yourself into the reservoir of warmth.

kissed a guy for the first time. well, almost. unwillingly of course. some kind of sick forfeit that i was dragged into. it happened with a tissue between. and this will never ever happen again.

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sundays are for napping and this has been the case for many weekends before. wake up at 9+, read the papers, watch some tv, nap, lunch, nap, homework, nap...and so on. it is very boring and tiring when you have nothing interesting to do. especially now that saturdays are reserved for climbing, what remains of the weekend is left to settle the burdens of school.

it is not unexpected that now that i'm in the climbing team, my life revolves around the climbing team and the rock gym. there are some dull moments, particularly injury periods and times when you just can't seem to stick on the walls and everything thrown at you crushes you. these kill morale real quick and you need to be strong to get past them. good team-mates help you overcome your weaknesses, bad ones laugh at you. it is my fortune to have a team that is supportive and fun, always shouting "Go Jensen! Aller Jensen!" when i scream, grunt,shout and 'kek' my way through tough routes even though whether i finish it or not is not really their business at all. and of course i return the favour, not just superficially, but genuinely hoping that they send the problem and jump off the wall with satisfaction, achievement and a big smile on their face. thank the big guy ( or girl) in the sky for this team.

School has also taken its toll on me. I live to regret my decision of choosing engineering, although sometimes i think i'm better off dead. 2 and a half more years and i will be free from the chains which bound me. but maybe i'll be too timid to venture beyond this prison. until then, i'll be plotting my Prison Break.

there is no love life to speak of. sounds so sore, but it's true. haha. people have come and gone, i wish all with bliss. and maybe my maiden will appear soon, to this passive guy who knows not a thing about romance (or do i?). yes, my plan for the prettiest team in the whole of NUS is still undergoing, next sem, the chief judge of the girl's team selection will not spare anyone. sweet.

i think girls with small eyes are cute. and thin girls are not. eat more and get some nice curves, spare your boyfriend the agony of fearing breaking your bones somehow.

2nd May. I see you soon.

Thursday, January 11

inspired by a post from www.mrbrown.com.

if your life was a movie, what would the soundtrack be?1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. For every question, type the song that's playing.
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button.
6. Don't lie

Here's my life according to iTunes.

Opening Credits : Elevation by U2
nothing like a rocking good song to start the show.

Waking Up : Things I'll Never Say by Avril Lavigne
"Guess I'm wishing my life away, with these things I'll never say"
So many words, no balls.

First Day At School : Taper Jean Girl by Kings Of Leon
"Aha, Shake, taper jean girl kills me." Nasty.
this is one of my favourite songs.

Falling in Love : Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles
"Desmond takes a trolley to the jewelry store...
Buys a twenty carat golden ring... (Golden ring)
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door...
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing...
Ob-la-di ob-la-da, life goes on brahhh...
Lala how the life goes on..."
Wah, happily ever after!?!

Fight Song : Surfin' USA by Beach Boys
How the fuck am I supposed to pick a fight with her while surfing?

Breaking Up : It Ends Tonight by The All-American Rejects
How appropriate.

Prom : Love's A Game by The Magic Numbers
A nice slow song to dance to, but not that nice after all. It's a "I'm moving on" song afterall.

Life's ok : On Bended Knees by Boyz II Men
Not ok at all.

Mental Breakdown : Scars by Papa Roach
"I tear my heart open, I sewed myself shut"
Real crazy and sick behaviour.

Driving : Brother by Sterreophonics
Fast. Aggressive. Crash.

Flashback : Cast No Shadow by Oasis
"Bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
Chained to all the places that he never wished to stay"
And I still love her!!?!!

Getting Back Together : Here Without You by 3 Doors Down
Eerie eh? So zhun.

Wedding : Yellow by Coldplay
I actually wanted "Running" by No Doubt, but I don't mind this too.
"Your skin, oh yeah your skin and bones, turn into something beautiful.
Do you know, for you I'll bleed myself dry, for you I'll bleed myself dry"

Birth of Child : When I'm Gone by 3 Doors Down
Inauspicious.

Final Battle : I Don't Know What I Can Save You From by Kings Of Convenience
No helping hand. Confirm die la.

Death Scene : Don't Lie by Black-Eyed Peas
I'm really dead. Don't listen to rumours.

Funeral Song - Stellar by Incubus
"Meet me in outer space, we could spend the night watch the Earth come up"
All souls go to outer space.

End Credits : Fake Tales of San Francisco by Arctic Monkeys
"Fake Tales of San Francisco
Echo through the air
And there's a few bored faces at the back
All wishing they weren't there "
Haha my life is boring la, sounds like something that will happen if I narrate my life.